RE: [Flashcoders] International Address to Map position
http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/flash/asGettingStarted.html I have just used it in US, Canada, and Europe and it seems to work well. Wade -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of clark slater Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:17 PM To: [FlashCoders] Subject: [Flashcoders] International Address to Map position Hey Folks, I'm working on an application that has a requirement for generating a world map showing outlets for a particular product. There are *lots* of outlets and they are updated very frequently so the spec is that the map should be able to render a new outlet in the correct location on the world map based on address only. Anyone done this before and care to offer any suggestions? Right now I am thinking I will need to acquire a db of city/long/lat or else find a public webservice that accepts an international address and returns long/lat info. Then I'm thinking I'll just need a scale map in my swf that approximates to the long/lat grid so can place the new outlet in the right position. Any advice or tales of woe appreciated. Clark ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] International Address to Map position
Quick sideways thought - does it have to be Flash? You can embed the Google Maps code on your own site, and the API allows you to layer your own data over the world map, or even substitute your own map. All the zooming/latitude/longitude/place marker on map location code is already built in. Cheers, Ian On 2/3/06, clark slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Folks, I'm working on an application that has a requirement for generating a world map showing outlets for a particular product. There are *lots* of outlets and they are updated very frequently so the spec is that the map should be able to render a new outlet in the correct location on the world map based on address only. Anyone done this before and care to offer any suggestions? Right now I am thinking I will need to acquire a db of city/long/lat or else find a public webservice that accepts an international address and returns long/lat info. Then I'm thinking I'll just need a scale map in my swf that approximates to the long/lat grid so can place the new outlet in the right position. Any advice or tales of woe appreciated. Clark ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] International Address to Map position
Thanks Ian - that's a great idea I haven't yet looked into the Google maps API, will check it out now. Clark On 2/3/06, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick sideways thought - does it have to be Flash? You can embed the Google Maps code on your own site, and the API allows you to layer your own data over the world map, or even substitute your own map. All the zooming/latitude/longitude/place marker on map location code is already built in. Cheers, Ian On 2/3/06, clark slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Folks, I'm working on an application that has a requirement for generating a world map showing outlets for a particular product. There are *lots* of outlets and they are updated very frequently so the spec is that the map should be able to render a new outlet in the correct location on the world map based on address only. Anyone done this before and care to offer any suggestions? Right now I am thinking I will need to acquire a db of city/long/lat or else find a public webservice that accepts an international address and returns long/lat info. Then I'm thinking I'll just need a scale map in my swf that approximates to the long/lat grid so can place the new outlet in the right position. Any advice or tales of woe appreciated. Clark ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
